Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Cancellariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviposition occurs either at night or morning; snails emerge from the sand, foot spread out and from it the stalk emerges. Egg case released from the ventral pedal gland; stalk straightens and supports the egg case from the ground. After 10 days, the stomodeal invagination is evident. After 12 days, the protoconch and operculum, both of conchiolin, are discernible. Torsion is complete after 14 days. By the 16th day, velar lobes formed and grows in size. On the 20th day, embryos are freely moving inside. Larvae emerge from the case by the 27th day.
Pawlik, J.R., J.B. O'Sullivan and M.G. Harasewych 1988 The egg capsules, embryos, and larvae of Cancellaria cooperi (Gastropoda: Cancellariidae). The Nautilus 102(2):47-53. (Ref. 100450)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
